"Here is a shocking figure from research presented July 12 at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s annual meeting: 15-to-19-year-olds made up 56.7 percent of all Tommy John surgeries performed in the United States between 2007-11. The study said that rate is going up an average of 9.1 percent per year."
AND THESE NUMBERS WERE THROUGH 2011. The percentage is undoubtedly higher now. Anyone that claims that overuse is not a big part of the problem is: (a) blind, (b) stupid, (c) in denial, or (d) lying to protect their financial interests.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook...ommy-john-surgeries-are-for-teenage-athletes/
AND THESE NUMBERS WERE THROUGH 2011. The percentage is undoubtedly higher now. Anyone that claims that overuse is not a big part of the problem is: (a) blind, (b) stupid, (c) in denial, or (d) lying to protect their financial interests.
Read the full article at:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook...ommy-john-surgeries-are-for-teenage-athletes/